Keane has been struggling with deep cut for some time now Despite having to be hospitalized over the weekend, Everton defender Michael Keane could be back for coming Sunday’s crucial game against Watford. Keane suffered a deep cut on his foot in the Blues’ Carabao Cup game against Sunderland over...

Surely this is not happening, is it? Since Ronald Koeman was sacked as manager of Everton a week ago, a host of names have been linked with the job, and then promptly discarded as well. Under-23s manager David Unsworth has been handed the position on an interim basis, though it is not clear how m...

Sam Allardyce confirms that he would ‘consider’ an offer from Everton - originally posted on Sportslens.com Former England manager Sam Allardyce has admitted that he would consider an approach from Everton to become their new boss. Everton sacked Ronald Koeman this month after a disastrous run of...

Arsenal’s fab front four finally got us an away win at Everton last week before a slightly more tamed performance against Swansea City brought another three points on Saturday. For the first time, Arsene Wenger started his three most expensive signings – Alexandre Lacazette, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sa...

Barton has a go at Unsworth. Joey Barton is not intelligent. I’m really not sure why people listen when he talks. But this is an Everton blog and he said something about our manager that that caused our manager to get asked about him so here I am, talking about one of the most useless people in t...

After multiple changes for the Everton game, Antonio reverted to a much more familiar looking side. Courtois returned with Dave, Luiz and Rudi in front of him. Fabregas partnered Bakayoko in midfield, Zappacosta and Alonso took the wingback spots and the creative sh*t was placed in the hands of P...

What’s there to learn? Pace A Predictable Problem We knew going into the season that Everton , without Yannick Bolasie and Seamus Coleman , would struggle to find speed. The issue was worsened when Ronald Koeman refused to use Kevin Mirallas , Aaron Lennon , and Ademola Lookman. It initially appe...

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho says Romelu Lukaku should be “untouchable” after questioning his treatment by Manchester United’s fans for the second time in three days. Lukaku made a lightning start to his United career, scoring 11 goals in his first 10 games for the club follo...

Find laughter in the darkness. At least try. After what looked to be a transformative summer that was designed to take Everton into the top six and ask questions of the top four, the Blues find themselves living a nightmare in the Premier League, buried deep in the relegation zone with October co...

First Half Costly At Leicester Vitalfootball: Everton: 30/10/2017 09:02:28 David Unsworth was able to oversee an improved performance in the League Cup against Chelsea, albeit in defeat, but the caretaker wasn't able to improve Everton fortunes at Leicester.

Five Things: Tottenham too reliant on Kane, Chelsea duo on fire, Unsworth fails Everton audition - originally posted on Sportslens.com The tenth round of games in the Premier League produced plenty of talking points for fans across the country. Spurs’ reliance on Harry Kane was showcased perfectl...

Blue Girls test Arsenal, still slip to a loss It was a tough day for Everton with both the Ladies and the lads losing 2-0 although the argument could be made that the women deserved a much better result against Arsenal . The Toffees did have a goal in the end of the first half off of a corner but...

In today’s links: recap the loss to Leicester, Moshiri wants Watford’s Silva, and updates on Keane and McCarthy This is not a drill. Everton are a bad football team. A new manager may not be changing that. Abandon the Europa League. Who cares about cup competitions? Put all of the effort into pro...

Everton plotting Sheffield United raid in January, talented star would be a superb signing - originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton are interested in signing the highly talented young defender Sam Graham. The Sheffield United defender has been impressing a lot lately and the Premier League o...

Alarming afternoon as Everton soundly beaten again Everton were comfortably beaten by an energetic Leicester City side yesterday who out-battled the Toffees from start to finish. Goals from Jamie Vardy and Demarai Gray were enough to get Claude Puel’s side all three points in his first game in ch...

Grade the Everton players and manager on their performance today Leicester beat Everton 2-0 to plunge the Toffees further into the relegation zone with two first half goals. Like midweek, Everton once again looked bereft of ideas in the first half as their quick thinking hosts hit them repeatedly...

Everton fail to improve in first match under Unsworth Ronald Koeman is finally out and Everton faced Leicester City in their first league match under David Unsworth. Points are desperately needed if Everton wish to stay out of a surprising relegation battle. Below are my thoughts during the match...

Quote from HUYTON RED on Oct 24, 2017 01:46:07 am I see Giggsy has thrown his hat in the ring for the blueshite job & Leicester's. Still hope they give good old Unsworth a go or even Drunken Duncan a go at the job

Quotes from Mourinho doing the rounds today. Wasn't happy with the reception Lukaku received by some supporters at Old Trafford - mainly when Lukaku failed to chase a ball, which was greeted with groans. Also wasn't happy with the reception when he replaced Rashford with Martial. Clearly wants to...

What do the stars hold for Rhino and his long-term future? Always the bridesmaid and never the bride? David Unsworth is the caretaker manager for Everton for the second time now and he’s not being bashful about wanting the manager job permanently. Unsy states his case well; he’s managed the Under...

Who’s in and who’s out for the Blues at the Foxes Everton travel to Leicester City for the Sunday feature game, expecting to have Morgan Schneiderlin back following an injury and illness. The Blues shouldn’t have any other injuries, with Nikola Vlasic also expected to be over the bruised foot tha...

Everton lining up shock £30m move for Arsenal 28-year-old - originally posted on Sportslens.com According to The Sun, Everton owner Farhad Moshiri is considering making an approach for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. The 28-year-old is expected to leave the Emirates at the end of his contract in...

Youngster living up to his attacking potential Attacking midfielder Kieran Dowell had started the season well on loan at Nottingham Forest from Everton , scoring twice in nine starts and four substitute appearances. Though the Reds hit a rough patch in between, with six losses in eight weeks. How...

Can the Ladies seek revenge on Arsenal after they thumped the boys? A 1-1-1 Arsenal Women visits an 0-3 Everton Ladies Sunday, a few hours before the lads play. Both are coming off of very decisive wins in the Continental Cup, with Arsenal winning 7-0 over the London Bees while Everton beat Donca...

Unsworth’s men looked better midweek. Can they get a win against fellow bottom-feeders? It his first game at the helm, David Unsworth’s Everton team put together an uneven performance against Chelsea that likely deserved better than the Carabao Cup exit they were given. He should have the entire...

Unsworth gets his Premier League away debut at Foxes David Unsworth’s changes looked immediately visible, especially in a torrid second half spell when they put Carabao Cup Fourth Round hosts Chelsea to the sword in his first game as interim manager. Now he gets to take his Toffees to fellow stru...

Newcastle legend urges Everton to choose British boss, questions Leicester appointment - originally posted on Sportslens.com Former Newcastle United star Alan Shearer has urged Everton to appoint a British manager to replace Ronald Koeman. David Unsworth has been placed in temporary charge of the...

Bournemouth v Chelsea - Team-Sheets Vitalfootball: Chelsea: 28/10/2017 16:33:56 With two wins in the last seven days, against Watford (PL) and Everton (EFL Cup), Antonio Conte will be hoping to make it three on the bounce this afternoon.

Rhino hopeful his Everton side can build on their encouraging performance against Chelsea It shows how bad things had got under Ronald Koeman that a spirited defeat was greeted so warmly by the Everton fans on Wednesday. Despite losing 1-0 the mood among the fans after the game was one of gentle...

If Jose believes Martial, Rashford, Lukaku and a 10 is not balanced enough for his liking, we could always go 5-2-3. The issue with that though is that one of Martial or Rashford have to be on the right hand side, and in terms of build up play through central area's it isn't ideal as it would rel...

Salty reflections on the "Yanited" game :- :Lukaku hits the post: Announcer: JUST LISTEN TO OLD TRAFFORD NOW!! Crowd: dead silence Jesus they try hard to make Old Trafford a powerhouse of old Click to expand Oh feck off you financial doping fecking Glazer sucking fecks Click to expand Oh well we...

This Sunday Leicester City take on Everton at the King Power Stadium. Both Leicester and Everton have had poor starts to this Premier League season as Leicester currently sit in 14th position having gained only nine points from nine matches. Having come from behind to beat Leeds United at home on...

Gueye Deal - Unsworth Latest Vitalfootball: Everton: 28/10/2017 13:05:00 Idrissa Gueye is close to extending his contract at Everton, which is something David Unsworth is still hopeful he can do from his caretaker role as boss into a permanent one.

Irish midfielder plagued by issue You’re not going to believe this (or maybe you are), but it sounds like Everton and Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy is going to be facing another extended layoff. The soon-to-turn 27-year-old apparently pulled his hamstring yet again during a traini...

Pair Focused On Jobs Vitalfootball: Everton: 28/10/2017 12:08:34 Both Newcastle's, obviously ex-Liverpool boss, Benitez and Burnley's Dyche have played down speculation linking them with the vacancy at Everton as we seek a replacement for Koeman.

Unsworth insists best performers will get playing time Speaking to the media ahead of Everton ’s trip to fellow-strugglers Leicester City on Sunday, caretaker manager David Unsworth said that the Toffees’ big money summer purchases would not have any preferential handling or get selected ahead of...

Assessing the Blues’ personnel options ahead of David Unsworth’s second match in charge Everton head to the King Power Stadium in dire need of a victory. They currently reside in the relegation places, are out of one cup competition and soon to likely be out of another. It’s David Unsworth’s firs...

Forget Unsworth - Everton will look elsewhere for their next manager - originally posted on Sportslens.com David Unsworth won’t be the next permanent Everton manager. A bold statement? Perhaps. But Unsworth can take little encouragement from his discussions with majority shareholder Farhad Moshir...

We wouldn’t want him anyway, would we? Everton fans, who reveled in hearing Rafael Benitez being called the ‘fat Spanish waiter’ for years during his Liverpool tenure, will be thrilled to hear that he is not interested in pursuing the managerial vacancy at Goodison Park. Speaking to the media yes...

6 goals in 11 games this season: Forward hints he could be heading to Everton in January - originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton striker Henry Onyekuru has hinted that a return to Goodison Park is possible when the transfer window re-opens in January. The Nigerian is currently out on loan a...

Cheap shot for a stupid headline? You know me. But having watched Mesut Ozil dismantle Everton – I wouldn’t say single-handedly, but he was bloody good – it was a gentle reminder that he’s a rare talent indeed. I say gentle reminder, because from time to time I lose a bit of faith in him. Read More

From youth performances to injury status, former manager had no clue We love listening to David Unsworth speak to the media. His passion for Everton and everything around the Club makes us all very happy. In addition, it also tells us that during the last days of the ill-fated tenure of Ronald Ko...

We’re starting to feel like a club again. Whether or not David Unsworth has what it takes to be the permanent manager at Everton remains to be seen. However, even in a loss and the aftermath of it I think he has shown he is the right man to lead Everton until the end of the season. Unsworth came...

It’s still uncertain whether he would be allowed to, however. Henry Onyekuru has again talked up the possibility of cutting short his loan at Anderlecht and returning to Everton in January. Onyekuru joined the Toffees from KAS Eupen in the summer but was immediately loaned out to Anderlecht for t...

Toffees reward Senegalese midfielder for strong start to Goodison career From the moment Idrissa Gueye stepped onto the pitch for Everton , it was clear it was a match made in heaven, and it appears the relationship between the hard-tackling midfielder and Everton is set to continue . According t...

Having released Ronald Koeman of his duties earlier this week, Everton are looking for a new manager to lead them through their new era of Premier League football, having recently been injected with new funds and a new stadium on the horizon. But who would be the right man for the job? Sean Dyche...

Mayor provides an update on Bramley-Moore project Amidst the fiasco surrounding the managerial position at Everton , the new stadium project being developed at the Bramley Moore docks has been all but forgotten to most fans. Speaking to the Liverpool Echo yesterday though, the city’s Mayor Joe An...

In today’s links: the manager search continues, Unsworth looks forward and Mirallas is excited For the first time in a long time, it feels like Everton have a good chance to win in the league this weekend. It’s a tough away match, and a lot depends on the lineup that David Unsworth trots out agai...

This is what Koeman reduced us to. “Why would I leave Watford to go to Everton ?” This is what Marco Silva essentially had to say after being asked about the Everton job. Watford are historically irrelevant, Everton are spending at historic levels and the coach at Watford sees no reason why he sh...

There are still some questions about how the caretaker manager will handle things going forward Despite Everton ’s 2-1 loss the Chelsea in the Carabao Cup yesterday, there were positive signs from the players and their new (potentially temporary or permanent) manager, David Unsworth. From these v...

Ross Barkley is “expected” to join Tottenham in January, according to The Times. The Everton midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season and very nearly left Goodison Park on deadline day. It is believed Barkley pulled out of a last minute deal to join Chelsea as he wants to assess his...

In today’s links: Unsworth gets high marks, Davies is happy and Beni, Beni, Beni! What is this feeling? It feels like there are tiny bubbles inside of me. The world looks a tad brighter. Songs sound sweeter. It feels like anything is possible. What is this? Oh my, it’s hope, isn’t it? Hope. Hope...

Answering all of your relevant, and irreverent, Everton questions. There is so much to get to in this mailbag I hardly know where to be ok that’s a lie pic.twitter.com/djx7jubW98 — Brian Foley (@foleysthoughts) October 23, 2017 @everton @RBMersey pic.twitter.com/RdcqFW7OoD — Brian Foley (@foleyst...

Former manager knew the axe was coming In his first comments to the media since his sacking from Everton , former manager Ronald Koeman has revealed that he could feel the pressure building from the Blues poor start to the season. The Dutchman was relieved of his duties on Monday afternoon after...

Signs of improvement as Blues unlucky to lose at Chelsea Everton were knocked out of the Carabao Cup yesterday evening despite a much-improved performance. The Blues dominated the 2nd half and were very unlucky not to get extra time at least. Goals from Antonio Rudiger and Willian were enough for...

Manager knew his end at Everton was nigh before the season started Now that Ronald Koeman is not part of Everton anymore, he has opened up to the media regarding what happened over the summer transfer window with regards to the search for a striker, and when he knew the enormity of the task ahead...